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I was paying my A&T home phone bill as usual by phone Tuesday afternoon. Unbelievably, I was transferred many different times, and I tried three different numbers. I believe I even reached France, by the accent of the “specialists” I spoke with.

It had taken 40 minutes, and I still had not been successful at paying my bill by phone.

The next morning I tried again from my home phone, and after 20 minutes and the same run-around, I became upset and I shared my frustration. The female specialist said she was not allowed to say what country she was in, but this “specialist” connected me with another specialist.

This time I had a southern man, and finally, he took my money over the phone through my checking account, as usual. He had a southern drawl. I believe he was there to humor us because he had personality. I asked him what was happening at AT&T, recounting my frustration.

He explained that AT&T was updating everything, and even the specialists had had difficulty all day long getting things through due to blockages.

“Next time,” he said, “just call me and I will help. Just tell them you want to cancel your account, and you will reach me immediately”

He did not refuse to say where he was located. He was in Texas.

So next time you cannot get through to pay your AT&T, just tell them you want to cancel your account, you may finally find someone to help you pay your bill. And he may be from Texas. He may make you laugh.

—Joan Moss, Kelseyville

PG&E power shut offs

I see that the Board of Supervisors is considering spending $470,000 on backup generators in advance of PG&E cutting power. It’s sad that PG&E has driven us to such actions, and it’s great that they want to power the court, the Sheriff and the DA, maybe there are higher priorities than feeding the prison system. What about a generator at the public library, so the people have something to do? I think that would better serve the community, giving parents a place to go, people a place to charge phones and a more relaxing place to hang out than a Sheriff’s office or a court.

—Jason Kishineff, American Canyon Democratic Congressional candidate

Trump Camps: Racist Terror

The Nazi concentration camps started out small. The Holocaust did not begin with extermination camps. Just like the detained immigrants at our borders today the Jews were confined to dog kennel cages and were tortured through sleep deprivation (our immigrant cages are also lit up with bright lights 24/7), freezing cold conditions, starvation and a lack of basic hygiene and medicine. Dozens of immigrants have died (ostensibly been killed) in captivity. At the Border Patrol Center in El Paso immigrants were herded so tightly into cells they had to stand on toilets in order to breathe. Yet ICE and Trumpophiles like Laura Ingraham have pathologically called Trump’s concentration camops pleasant “summer camps.” Are you kidding me?

For both the Nazis and Trumpies, dishonesty is a virtue. These forced confinement methods prepared the way for worse Nazi atrocities to come. You can bet that Trump and his fascits good squads have more inhumanity up their filthy sleeves. Just like when the Nazi party became all powerful and eliminated freedom of the press (Trump’s fondest dreams.) Because just the programmed German people didn’t care about the fate of the Jews, Trump and his base don’t care at all about the fate of immigrants seeking asylum. Just like back then indifference is the issue today. Immigrants are the enemies just like the Jews were. They have no rights, they are deported, dehumanized and enslaved in cages. Is eventual immigration mass-extermination like the Jews possible? I wonder. Trump is a would-be-absolute dictator after all and I bet he will take his concentration camps as far as we let him.

What can we do? Trump has canceled humanitarian aid to central and South American countries, siphoned off to fund his wall. It must be restored to help people within their own borders. We must also reunite all separated families. You can personally e-mail “Contact the White House” to show your concern or leave a message for Trump at (202) 456-1111. An avalanche of feedback is vital. California State Senator Mike McGuire is also available to aid in the fight at (916) 651-4002. Please help put a damper on Trumplandia’s psychotic inhumanity.